Welcome to Brandenburg Labs

Shaping the future of audio technology

At Brandenburg Labs, we strive to create cutting-edge audio technology that is inspired by how we listen to the world. We make immersive audio for headphones as intuitive as real life, enabling everyone to dive deep into any soundscape.

Therefore, we have developed the perfect lifelike audio experience over headphones. Our technology simulates how sound propagates in the real world, making it indistinguishable from reality. 

Together with our partners, we are working towards achieving a perfect auditory illusion, especially via headphones.

Our company relies on a substantial network and extensive knowledge in the fields of basic and applied research, also based on the expertise of our founder, Prof. Dr.-Ing. Karlheinz Brandenburg, best known as co-inventor of mp3.

As a spin-off company of the Technische Universität Ilmenau and the Fraunhofer Institute for Digital Media Technology, Brandenburg Labs can draw on many years of research in the audio field at these institutions.

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Where to meet us next

We are continuously updating our event schedule here, more events for 2023 soon to be announced.

Testimonials

"For four years now, we have been working intensively on the idea of transferring an immersive mix for loudspeakers into a binaural headphone format. The Brandenburg Labs system is the first to deliver truly convincing results.​"
Rainer Maillard​
Rainer Maillard​CEO, sound engineer & producer at Emil Berliner Studios. Worldwide supervision of music production ​
"After trying Brandenburg Labs' new spatially-aware headphone tracking demo for virtual acoustics, I can say that: It's the real deal, folks. Easy to imagine major VR gaming platforms wanting to offer this capability.​"
Scott Hawley​
Scott Hawley​Professor at Belmont University Teaching audio engineers (acoustics & electronics)​
"It’s the first time that I was fully convinced that the sound moved around me on all sides - especially above/below and in front/behind have been difficult to distinguish in the past, but this team did it.​"
Albert Bozesan​
Albert Bozesan​Bestselling Writer (Audible #2), AI and Storytelling Consultant​
"Brandenburg Labs' immersive technology for audio is really exciting. I was very impressed by the demo. It's exciting to see how this technology will develop. I am looking forward to new immersive listening experiences. My tip: Try it out and test it!​"
Jochen Fasco​
Jochen Fasco​Media Expert
"Having worked on room acoustics for years, I can say that this system is unlike anything I have experienced before. It surprised me and made me question my own ears. I highly recommend it, as it won me over within minutes. It works!​"
Christian Hoppe ​
Christian Hoppe ​CEO at Hoppe-Akustik​
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Our partners

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Current joint projects co-funded by

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